Horseshoe.



No. 359.758. I PATENTBD JULY 9, 1907.

F. B.` GARDNER @L J. B.= G ROSJEAN.

' HORSESHOE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUa.so,19oe.

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. UNITED. STATES FRANK B. GARDNER AND JAMES E.` GROSJEAN,

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or LIMA, onIonssIGNoRs To THE y HUMANE HORSESHOE CO., OF LlMA, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

HORSESHOE.

.L no. 859,758.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9,1907.

`Application filed August 30, 1906. Serial No. 332,671,

To-all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK B. GARDNER and .Timms E. GRosJnAN,citizens of the United States, residing at Lima, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the 'following is a specification.

'Ilhis invention relates to horse shoes andthe object thereof is' to provide' the shoe with means as hereinafter set forth for diminishing concussion to the animals hoof, and furthermore to prevent the animal accidentally pulling off the said means in case of meeting with an obstruction, and to this end the inventan consists in providing the heel-portion ofthe shoe with a cushioned calk in a manner asset forth hereinafter, whereby all the advantages of elasticity of tread and the consequent `avoidance of concussion due to hard pavemontsand roads i`s obtained., without, on one hand,

the disadvantages with regard to want of durability to the shoe, particularly at the heel-portion, and on the other hand, without any injnrious effect upon the anillo - The invention further aims to provide a cushioned call: which shall be simple in its construction, strong, durable, efficient in its readily attached in expensiveto manufacture.

With'the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination 'and arrangementof parts hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown the preferred embodiment; of the invention, but it is to'be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within th scope of the claims hereunto appended. v

In describing the'invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like referen ce characters denote the corresponding parts throughout the several "views wherein-v Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the heell portion of a horseshoe, showing a cushioned, calk in accordancelwith this invention connected thereto, and Fig. 2 is alike view of a modification. l, Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings for reference characters, 3 denotes the heel-portion of avhorseshoe which has secured thereto through the medium of the` v rivet 4, or other suitable hold-fast device, a calk-carrying'plate This plate 5 is offset as at 6 and has a portion 7 secured to the shoe by the rivet 4. The offsetting of the plate 5 makes a portion of the plate somewhat elastic and interposed between the offset portion of the plate 5 and the heel-portion 3 is a cushioning element 8` of any suitableresilient material, preferably rubber.A The element 8 is retained in poheel-portion 3, and shouldered use, provided with means toI prevent the same fromy being accidentally pulled off, l position, and comparatively in-` v y accidentally torn off when the horses hoof sition between the plate 5 and the heel-portion 3 through the medium of a pin 9 fixed at one end in the as at 10, said shoulder bearing against the outer face of the heel-portion 3 and the said pin 9 is furthermore provided with .a head 11 which plays in an opening l2 formed in the plate 5. The reference character 13 denotes the calk which is suitably connected to the plate 5 and the said calli 13.is formed with an opening to permit of the insertion of the pin 9 through the plate 5, element 8 and heel-portion 3. Ilfhe opening in the calk 13 after the pin 9 has been positioned is closed by a plug 14. for protecting the connecting pin 9. The latter constitutes a stop for limiting the movement ofthe plate 5 and the compressing of the element 8 when the plato` 5 is moved in one direction, and the head 1l of the pin 9 constitutes a means lfor limiting the movement. of 4 the plate 5 in tho other direction owing to the fact 'that said head is adapted to engage a shoulder l5 formed in the Wall of the opening l2`through the plate 5. Shoulder l0 of the pin 9 constitutes a meansto prevent the forcing of the pin Qthrough theheel-portion 3 so as to prevent the aninual's hoof froinleing injured, The pin 9 further constitutes a means for lconnecting the offset portion of the plate 5 with the heel-portion of the shoe, and further prevents the call; from being y vmeets with an obstruction. v

In Fig. 2 of the drawing a reversal of vthe construction shown in Fig. 1 is illustrated, and in this connection the heel-portion 16 of the shoe is formed with an opening 17 having the wall thereof provided with a shoulder 18. The calli-carrying plate 19 which is offset'as at 20 and connected to the heel-portion as at 21 has fixed to the offset portion a retainingpin 22 shouldered as at 23 andheadod as at 24. interposed between the offset portion-of the plate 19 and the heel-portion 16 of the shoe is a cushioning element 25 which is retainedI in position through the medium of the pin 22 as the latter extends through the element 25. The reference character 26 denotes the calksuit- .ably connected to theoffset portion of the plate 19.

The shoulder 23 ofthe pin22 constitutes a means to arrest the movement of the offset portion of the plate 19 in one direction as well as the compression of the element 25; this is evident as the shoulder 23 when' the offset portion of the plate 19 is moved towards the heel-portion of the shoe is adapted to engage the lower face of the shoe, consequently arresting the movement in one direction of the offset portion G of the plate 19. The shoulder 23 also constitutes a means to prevent4 the pin 22 protruding from the opening17 so as not to engage the animals hoof, as otherwise, if the pin 22 passed through the opening 17, it would 'injure the animals hoof. Thehead 24 constitutes a means to arrest the Inovement. of the plate i9 in the opposite direction as will be evident for the head 24 is adapted t0, engage the shoulder 1 8. i

' It will be evident from the foregoing construction 5 that s, simple -and inexpensive csi-llc isset up which can be readily tted to the shoe, and flirthermore, the retaining pin acts as av'means toprevent the accidentel pulling off of the calk plate by the animal.- It will furthermore be evident that no special shoe construetion will be necessary, which is a material advantoge,

for the reason that it permits the ealk to be fitted to y:my style oivshoe now in use. The providing of e. cushioned calk in the manner as stated; provides an elasticity of tread and has the effect' of not only diminishing concussion, but of increasing the durability of the shoe.

What we claim is- 1. The combination with the heel portion of s.y horseshoe, of a. piste having a flattened and an offset portion,

said flattened portion being secured to the heel portion of the horseshoe,a cushioning element interposed between the shoe and the offset portion of the plat/o; a' shouldered retaining pin having its ends engaging respectively in the heel portion of the shoe and in the offset portion of the @engine connected with said heel-portion and its other portion offset from the shoe, nu apertured cltlk secured to said plate,

cushioning clement interposed between the oiset portion i of the plate and the heelportion of the shoe, n `retaining D111 having one end fixed to the heel-pol ion 'of the shoe and its 'other end extending in the calli-carrying pluto, said vpin provided with a shoulder and s. head,` seid shoulder en gsging the shoe to prevent thef'orclng of the pin throng-h the shoe, said head engaging o. calk-crrying plate to prevent the occidental pulling oft of said plate, and a plug se cured in vthe opening oi the cnllr and-adapted to be engoged by said iii/end to, llrnit the movement of theA calli-carrying plate in one direction and to liinitvthe compression of snid element,

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our lmn'ds in presence' of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK B. GARDNER.. JAMES E. GROSJEAN.

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